The Basalt within Downcast Shadowing

#1f3e32 RGB(31,62,50)

About this color

The Basalt within Downcast Shadowing is rendered by screens as RGB(31, 62, 50) — a dark, moderate cyan hue.

#1f3e32RGB(31, 62, 50)

HSL 157° · 33% saturation · 18% lightness

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Psychology

Dark cyans feel aquatic and technical — deep ocean, industrial machinery, precision instruments.

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History

Cerulean, a blue-green pigment introduced in the nineteenth century, became important to Impressionist painters for capturing sky and water with unprecedented freshness.

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Design use

Practically speaking, this deep cyan is most at home as a primary background in dark themes, a strong border or divider, or a headline colour against a light surface. Combine with lighter tints of the same hue for a cohesive palette.

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Colour pairings

When it comes to colour harmony, combine this cyan with coral and warm white for a fresh, modern palette, or with deep navy and charcoal for a more serious, technical feel.

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Color formats

Name
The Basalt within Downcast Shadowing
HEX
#1f3e32
RGB
rgb(31,62,50)
RGB%
rgb(12.2%,24.3%,19.6%)
HSL
hsl(157,33%,18%)
HSV
hsv(157,50%,24%)
CMYK
cmyk(50,0,19,76)
LAB
lab(24,-15,4)
LCH
lch(24,16,165)
sRGB
(0.122,0.243,0.196)
HEX8
#1f3e32ff
CSS Name
Decimal
031062050

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Color info

Lightness
18%
Saturation
33%
Hue
157°
Chroma
16
Temperature
WarmCool
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